by John-Paul Crofton | Mar 1, 2026 | Neighbourhood Health, Community & Social Challenges, NHS, Public Services Innovation, Social Impact
Join us Wednesday 4th March at 10am as we transform how neighbourhood health works, Visit us at NeighbourhoodHealthAcademy.org A New Space for Community Health PractitionersWhat You’ll Find in Our CommunityWhy Neighbourhood Health Isn’t SimpleSeeing the...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 19, 2026 | Budgeting, Business Case NHS, Neighbourhood Health, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Project Funding
There has been much talk about how to fund the shift to Neighbourhood Health. With talk of ‘innovative funding models’, private investment, or cash releasing savings. This week Sir Jim Mackey suggested a different approach. “Neighbourhood Teams need to show us the...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 15, 2026 | Community, Leadership & Decision Making, Neighbourhood Health, NHS
What do the people creating Neighbourhood Health really think and believe? There is no big implementation plan for Neighbourhood Health instead people have to find their own path. So understanding what those people shaping Neighbourhood Health believe is vital in...
by John-Paul Crofton | Feb 5, 2026 | Leadership & Decision Making, Leadership, Motivation, Neighbourhood Health
The NHS cannot build a successful future on a platform of fear and blame. If we are to embrace the future of healthcare and the NHS, we need to have a motivated and empowered workforce to create it. But the NHS risks being held back by a culture creating rigid...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 27, 2026 | Neighbourhood Health, Community, Community & Social Challenges, Health and Wellbeing, Leadership & Decision Making, NHS, Problem Solving & Decision Making, Purpose & Wellbeing
Are you are working in neighbourhood health? Come join our practitioner led learning community. Applications are open to join our new community launching February A New Community SpaceWhat is the Neighbourhood Health Academy?What the Neighbourhood Health Academy...
by John-Paul Crofton | Jan 11, 2026 | Neighbourhood Health, NHS
Neighbourhood health has returned to the centre of health and care policy. On the surface, the NHS and local government appear to be moving in the same direction. Both talk about prevention, partnership, place, and reducing health inequalities. In practice, they are...